About Alex

Name: About Alex
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2014-08-08
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Jane Levy, Jason Ritter, Maggie Grace, Max Greenfield

2014·Movie·R·96 min·★ 6.1(163)

Comedy Drama More English titles

“#Sex #Jealousy #Wine #Regret - After all, what are friends for?”

When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.

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About About Alex

About Alex is a 2014 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Jesse Zwick. The cast is led by Aubrey Plaza, Jane Levy, Jason Ritter. It has a runtime of 1h 36m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fawesome.

About Alex was produced by Footprint Features and Bedford Falls Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on August 8, 2014, and carries a R certification.

Director: Jesse Zwick
Writers: Jesse Zwick
Release date: August 8, 2014
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Footprint Features, Bedford Falls Productions

About Alex cast & crew

About Alex was directed by Jesse Zwick and written by Jesse Zwick.

The cast features Aubrey Plaza as Sarah, Jane Levy as Kate, Jason Ritter as Alex, Maggie Grace as Siri, Max Greenfield as Josh, and Max Minghella as Isaac.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Joel P. West, cinematography is by Andre Lascaris, and it was produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.

Is About Alex worth watching?

About Alex holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 163 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 36m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, About Alex is worth a place on your watchlist.

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